The burden of proof has already been met. The Bekenstein Bound already tells us that any finite volume contains finite information, and any finite system can th

The burden of proof has already been met. The Bekenstein Bound already tells us that any finite volume contains finite information, and any finite system can therefore be perfectly reproduced by a finite state machine. The human brain and body are finite volumes, therefore they can be perfectly replicated by a finite state machine. Unless you believe in some form of dualism, this reproduction necessarily includes sentience. Therefore, software can be sentient.